The Green Papers: Maine 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:4(0.74% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:2(0.46% of 435)
2000 Census:1,277,731 (0.45% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):968,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):882,337
Capital:Augusta
Tuesday 8 June 2004 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC)
 

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Maine State and Local Government

Maine 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 4 (The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes statewide receives 2 electors. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in each of the 2 Congressional Districts receives that district's elector.), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Democrat 396,842 53.57% Senator John Kerry
(4 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Republican 330,201 44.58% President George W. Bush
• Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate The Better Life 8,069 1.09% Ralph Nader
• Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Green Independent 2,936 0.40% David Keith Cobb
• Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Libertarian 1,965 0.27% Michael Badnarik
• Vice President: Richard Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 735 0.10% Michael Anthony Peroutka
• Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate --scatter-- 4 0.00% Others
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The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes statewide receives 2 electors. The candidate who receives the greatest number of votes in each Congressional District receives that district's elector. Senator John Kerry received the greatest number of votes in each district and statewide.

 BADNARIKBUSHCOBBKERRYNADERPEROUTKAOthers
District 11,047165,8241,468211,7034,0043460
District 2918164,3771,468185,1394,0653894
Statewide1,965330,2012,936396,8428,0697354
Total 740,752 100.00%  
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1   Republican   Senator Olympia J. Snowe
• First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 2   Republican   Senator Susan M. Collins
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors
    Democrat   Governor John E. Baldacci
• First elected: 2002
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democrats (2 Renominated)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Thomas H. Allen
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 219,077 59.74% Congressman Thomas H. Allen
  Candidate Republican 147,663 40.26% Charles E. Summers, Jr.
Total 366,740 100.00%  
CD 2
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Michael H. Michaud
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 199,303 58.03% Congressman Michael H. Michaud
  Candidate Republican 135,547 39.47% Brian N. Hamel
  Candidate Socialist Equality 8,586 2.50% Carl Cooley
Total 343,436 100.00%  
 

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